‘Oldest child syndrome’, ‘middle child syndrome’, ‘youngest child syndrome’; whatever you want to call it- we’re all stereotypes of our birth order. My sister and I have a bi-polar relationship. One minute we’ll be on the phone laughing and excited to see each other. Then I see her walking up to me wearing my favourite jeans and the storm clouds roll in. Apparently I make her mad too. That’s news to me because as far as I’m concerned, I’m always respectable, responsible and overall a perfect role model. Wait. Is having that opinion of myself a symptom of ‘oldest child syndrome?’ Can’t be, I’m always right. Continue reading
Inside The Mind of a Dieting Foodie
Have you ever met the kind of people who say, “I was so busy today, I forgot to eat lunch!” Oh hell no! Bitch, I could be 2 minutes away from NASA blasting me off to the moon and I’ll still make time to eat a good meal. In 25 years, I have never just “forgotten to eat” and quite frankly, I can’t surround myself with that kind of negativity.
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5 Things That Every Greek-Australian Is Confused About
Being Greek-Australian is the essence of my identity and I am starting to develop a balance between both of my cultures. However, I’d be lying to you if I said that I have sewn myself a seamless mix of lambs on the spit and shrimps on the barbie…Here are 5 of my experiences as a Greek-Australian… or as an Australian-Greek…I’m not sure which one exactly… Continue reading
Expectations VS. Reality: Clubbing
Hi, I’m Magda and I’m 25 going on 80. I’ve always been told that I am an old soul but sometimes I feel like I take that concept a bit too far. Luckily, I have the skin of a pubescent 15 year old, so there’s one way that you can tell that I’m not actually 80. An expectation exists that typical ‘twenty-somethings’, unlike myself, enjoy the night life and are able to let loose with some alcohol and a group of fun friends. However, let me paint you a picture about what MY clubbing reality is… Continue reading
“I’m Not Good Enough”
The social media phenomenon is amazing. Playing psychological tricks with us whether we know it or not. Scrolling through our numerous news feeds every morning, every night before bed, during meetings, when we’re out with friends, chilling with our partners, on the toilet…You get the point. I mean, you know you have a problem when you can’t even take a dump without doing your addiction. #Hygiene. We have all fallen under the spell of social media. It has become us, we have become it. Welcome to 2016.
10 Ways To Make Your Day Better
Don’t get me wrong, I’m as useless as anyone! On a good day however, I like to do the following things to get me on a good track. Then I fall off the track. Then I get back on track. Then I fa….Ok you get where I’m going… Do you agree with the following ten things? Continue reading
Are Selfies Ruining Us?
I pose to you the ultimate first world problem: Selfies are ruining us!
Wait, let me explain before you finish that eye roll…
Selfies. All those selfies. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good selfie. There are many uses for them! For example, if you want to send out a little reminder to a certain someone about how delicious you look from that great angle with the amazing lighting, 78% contrast, 56% brightness, 3 layers of makeup, skin blur and ‘Walden’ filter. Those overly edited selfies look so beautiful, yet are warping our senses of reality. Still sounding stupid? Ok, ok, stay with me… Continue reading
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